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- More than a dozen reports of tornadoes came in from western and central parts of Iowa on Tuesday. Tornadoes were reported in Red Oak, Carbon, Corning and Greenfield, damaging power lines, wind turbines and homes.
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Dec 16, 2021 · There were more than a dozen tornadoes reported in Iowa, with most spotted in the western part of the state. Confirmation of tornadoes and damage assessments will be available in the coming days,...
- Now, 49 Counties Under Gov. Kim Reynolds' Disaster Proclamation
- Naig: Buildings Damaged But Storm Would Have Been Worse Earlier in The Season
- NWS Confirms Tornado Hits Rudd
- Disaster Proclamation Issued For 43 Iowa Counties
- Power Being Restored Quickly, Despite 'Harrowing Night'
- Thousands of Iowans Without Power
- Scores of Tornado Reports in Iowa
- A Truck Driver Died in The Storm
- Des Moines Hadn't Seen Wind Gusts Like That Since 1970
- Power Outages Across The Des Moines Metro
5:12 p.m. Gov. Kim Reynolds added six more counties to her disaster proclamation Thursday evening. The newly added counties are: Emmet, Franklin, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, and Woodbury. Earlier Thursday she included 43 counties in the proclamation. The earlier counties were: Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun...
3:30 p.m.Mike Naig, Iowa’s agriculture secretary, said the state's getting “numerous reports” that livestock facilities, grain bins, barns and machine sheds were damaged in Wednesday night’s storm. “We don't have the full picture just yet,” Naig said Thursday, “but in those areas that had tornadoes, we’re hearing about some pretty extensive damage ...
1:50 p.m.The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado hit Rudd, Iowa Wednesday. EF1 tornadoes have wind speeds between 73 and 112 mph. More details will be released later Thursday or Friday, according to the NWS. There was extensive damage to buildings and vehicles in Rudd, according to videos posted to social media. Stu Ireland, a meteoro...
11:00 a.m. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 43 counties after Wednesday's storm. Reynolds' proclamation releases state resources which can use used to recover from the effects of severe weather. Residents of impacted counties are being asked to report damage to state and local officials online. The counties are: Allamakee, ...
11 a.m.Iowa utility workers are restoring power to about 40,200 customers without electricity Thursday as quickly as possible. “It was a harrowing night,” said Tina Hoffman, a spokeswoman for MidAmerican Energy, the Des Moines power provider. Hoffman said crews worked all night in high winds to restore power to customers. By 10 a.m., about 50,000 M...
9:20 a.m. Weather and utility officials had warned that the storm, which blasted high winds across Iowa for hours, had the potential to take out utility polls and power. On Thursday, it was clear the potential was realized as thousands of Iowans were without power. Officials state's major power providers had said Wednesday afternoon that they had p...
8:20 a.m.There were more than a dozen tornadoes reported in Iowa, with most spotted in the western part of the state. Confirmation of tornadoes and damage assessments will be available in the coming days, said Allan Curtis of the National Weather Service. More:High winds move through Iowa, more than a dozen tornadoes spotted. Here's where they were...
7:00 a.m.The driver of a semitruck traveling on US Highway 151 in Benton County lost control of the vehicle after being struck by a high gust of wind at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The semi rolled over onto its side and came to rest in a ditch, according to a traffic report from the Iowa State Patrol. More:1 dead in Iowa after strong winds hit truck...
9:10 p.m. When Des Moines recorded a 74 mph wind gust at the airport at 8:28 p.m. Wednesday, it was the strongest such gust that wasn’t associated with a thunderstorm since 1970, the National Weather Servicereported on Twitter. The Weather Service predictedthe winds would gradually ease late Wednesday, with maximum gusts of 44 mph by 1 a.m. Thursda...
9 p.m.Just before 9 p.m., MidAmerican Energy Co. was reporting that 17,372 customers were without power in the Des Moines metro. Among the largest outages: one in Ankeny affecting 1,627 customers; one along S. 88th Street affecting 1,497; one on the near northeast side of central Des Moines affecting 1,379 customers; one near Dowling Catholic High ...
- Des Moines Register
May 22, 2024 · Multiple fatalities have been reported after several tornadoes tore across western Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, causing major damage to at least one small city, officials said, as robust storms...
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May 23, 2024 · GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa, with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield, officials said Wednesday.
May 21, 2024 · Multiple people are dead and at least a dozen injured in Iowa after tornadoes and severe weather ripped across parts of the U.S. Tuesday, tearing apart homes, shredding massive wind turbines and...
May 22, 2024 · Southwestern Iowa was reeling Wednesday after a destructive wave of storms, including a tornado, swept across the state the day before, leaving five people dead and at least 35 injured, the...
May 23, 2024 · Residents in Greenfield, Iowa are picking up the pieces after severe storms hit the small town on Tuesday. Drone video shows the path of destruction left in the wake of tornadoes.
